- Actors: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer
- Directors: George Sidney
- Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: U
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000ZLNR1S
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 50,519 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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A swashbuckler in the tradition of 50s all colour all action swashbucklers. Based upon the novel (as so many were) by Rafeal Millar, this follows the colourfull adventures of ace swordsman Scaramouche, villain, clown and actor who, behind his buffon's stage mask champions la liberte of the French revolution. A good Sunday afternoon watch.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a tremendous, colourful swashbuckler which has become one of my favourite films since I discovered it on TV a couple of years ago. It tells a lively adventure story set in pre Revolution France. The costumes and sets are amazingly colourful. Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh both look heart stoppingly beautiful - no wonder Scaramouche (Stewart Granger) is in love with both of them. There is a marvellous sprinkling of scenes set amongst a group of travelling players in which Andre Morell must disguise himself as the clown Scaramouche in order to escape his aristocratic enemies. Stewart Granger provides a more complex, rounded characterization than sometimes in his career. This film also has one of the longest and most spectacular fencing duels in all cinema history.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the greatest action adventure films ever made. The swordfights are absolutely breathtaking (it has been said that this is the best ever fencing film) and the cast are all first rate. Something that struck me particularly now that I am older, and was watching the film for the first time in thirty or forty years, was how good Mel Ferrer was as the sadistic 'villain' (when you're younger, you tend to focus more on the hero and don't notice the other roles so much). If you have a taste for romance and adventure, and incredible, thrilling swordplay, buy this DVD. You won't regret it! The reproduction of the DVD is beautiful and clear, by the way, and the DVD also contains a very interesting interview with Mel Ferrer about the making of Scaramouche.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Red-headed Eleanore Parker asks this question to a masked Stewart Granger onstage, when the latter unintentionally joins a tatty traveling troupe of commedia dell'arte actors. She kisses him; recognizes him; and slaps him in the face! Then the rest of the film focuses upon the quest of Andre Moreau (Granger) not only for revenge upon the Count Noel des Maines (Mel Ferrer)--the greatest swordsman in France--for killing his brother, but also in search for his true identity. During the process, Moreau, who plays Scaramouche in the play-within-the-movie, is such a success that the dubious fortunes of the traveling players improve immensely, and they are finally invited to play in Paris before the King and Queen. Meanwhile, Andre takes fencing lessons, and with hard work, he becomes the greatest swordsman in France. In fact, the last part of the movie (which I saw at least a dozen times as a child) depicts what I think has to be one of the greatest swashbuckling fencing matches ever choreographed and filmed.
I was fortunate enough to be in Paris when "Scaramouche" was re-released in the theatre in the 1990s, and therefore, I saw it in all its restored glory on the big screen. But it is just as good on your DVD player. "Scaramouche," which also features Janet Leigh and Nina Foche as Marie Antoinette, is elegantly costumed and magnificent to view. It represents the best of the Old Hollywood Big Studio movies!
I was fortunate enough to be in Paris when "Scaramouche" was re-released in the theatre in the 1990s, and therefore, I saw it in all its restored glory on the big screen. But it is just as good on your DVD player. "Scaramouche," which also features Janet Leigh and Nina Foche as Marie Antoinette, is elegantly costumed and magnificent to view. It represents the best of the Old Hollywood Big Studio movies!
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having met and discussed this movie in person with Stewart Granger i know a little of the in's and out's of filming it,also Stewart told me he was still seeing his doctor with back... Read more
Published 6 days ago by M. Slipman
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This is one of my husbands favourite from the old movies and he enjoyed it as much many years later as he did in his younger days. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. A. Brown
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When I ordered Scaramouche it said suitable for all DVD players in UK and Europe, well it does not work on my DVD player it comes up as check disc.
Published 7 months ago by maria
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Scaramouche is probably one of my all time Stuart Granger films. I remember as a young man being impressed by the storyline of revenge along with the middle class challenging the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Fantasm
colourful excitement
When Stewart Granger switched from his black and white 40s movies to technicolour in major roles, as in 'Blanche Fury', it became clear to Hollywood that here was one Englishman... Read more
Published 8 months ago by lycidas
Scaramouche
This is an excellent film with all the main players adding much to the enjoyment of the film. The final sword fight is the longest in the cinema
Published 9 months ago by Peter A
Classic Drama
To watch this is to step back in time and dream of the birth of democracy.
Mixed with humour, romance and honour.
Mixed with humour, romance and honour.
Published 9 months ago by D. P. Ibison
Beware of Asian Scaramouche!
This is a great and entertaining film but be sure to get the Warners Studio print if you want a good and vivid print. Read more
Published 10 months ago by stunsail
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Published 10 months ago by Peter M.
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